Northern Jacana

Jacana spinosa

Least Concern

The Northern Jacana is a shorebird of Central and South American freshwater wetlands. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on invertebrates, seeds, or small aquatic prey along coasts, mudflats, rivers, lakes, grasslands, or open ground; many shorebirds make impressive seasonal movements between breeding and non-breeding areas.

Family

Jacanidae

Group

Shorebirds

Range

Northern Jacana Range — Resident or seasonal range in Central and South American freshwater wetlands

Population

≈ Unknown

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